On Apr 6, 2020, at 7:52 AM, Rowland <rowland.brasch@...> wrote:

As mentioned there are several options.  The easiest would be an end fed zep. Not the best option but will work.  I have used one on several occasions in the field and had good success. Get one end up in the tree and use it as a sloper.  Next would be an OCFD get the middle in the tree and the two ends spead out and connected so they are ~10' off of the ground.  Paul may have other thoughts on this.

Thanks,

Rowland

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 9:58 PM Jackson Beard <macleanofduart@...> wrote:

Probably 30 feet high max.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 21:58 Paul Butzi (W7PFB) <w7pfb@...> wrote:

What bands do you want to cover?  And how high can you easily get an antenna (trees, etc)?

-p W7PFB
73, Don’t forget to smile and have fun!

On Apr 5, 2020, at 9:48 PM, Jackson Beard <macleanofduart@...> wrote:

Focus is on ease, not price.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 21:28 Rowland <rowland.brasch@...> wrote:

How much do you want to spend? There are G5RVs, Off center fed dipoles, end feed zeps, certified and so on

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 7:43 PM Jackson Beard <macleanofduart@...> wrote:

100 x 270 about .70 acre

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 19:33 Rowland <rowland.brasch@...> wrote:

How much room do you have (acre)?

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 6:07 PM Jackson Beard <macleanofduart@...> wrote:

Nope.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 17:59 Rowland <rowland.brasch@...> wrote:

Do you have any neighborhood restrictions

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 5:10 PM Jackson Beard <macleanofduart@...> wrote:

Since everyone is offering antenna advice, I have a perfect condition kenwood hf radio I should use this time to get working. 

What's the easiest antenna to get put u pl in short order?

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 17:06 Howard E. Mahran / WA1HEM <wa1hem@...> wrote:

Paul,  This is clearly a  newbie question…but  I’m curious, what happens if the inverted V is an actual V? Where the  ends at 30 Ft and center is at 6ft?

 

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From: Paul Butzi (W7PFB)
Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2020 10:51 AM
To: snovarc@snovarc.groups.io
Subject: [SnoVARC] Rowlands reflector question

 

Rowland asked if adding a reflector below his 80m OCFD would improve NVIS performance on 80m.

 

 

A bit more than a 2dBi improvement at 90 degrees.  That’s with the reflector length optimized for gain.  The modeled reflector height was .1m AGL.

 

The downside is that it messes up SWR somewhat.  I didn’t snap a comparison though, there are just too many installation variables to make the results meaningful.

 

 

 

-p W7PFB
73, Don’t forget to smile and have fun!

 

 

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